Synopsis
Sergeant Gerry is an eccentric small-town cop with a confrontational and crass personality and a subversive sense of humor. A longtime policeman in County Galway, Boyle is a maverick with his own moral code. He has seen enough of the world to know there isn't much to it and has had plenty of time to think about it. When a fellow police officer disappears and Boyle's small town becomes key to a large drug trafficking investigation, he is forced to at least feign interest when dealing with the humorless FBI agent Wendell Everett assigned to the case. Left to run his territory to his liking for many years, he is not at all impressed when the FBI comes to town. Everett looks down on Boyle as a low-level provincial policeman with a limited and flippant view of the world; Boyle sees Everett as a by-the-book policeman with a chip on his shoulder and no understanding of how the real world runs. Despite the fact that Boyle seems more interested in mocking and undermining Everett than in actively working to solve the case, Boyle finds that circumstances keep pulling him back into the thick of it. As unconventional as Boyle is, these events unwittingly offend his murky moral code. He realizes that he needs to take matters into his own hands, and that Everett is the only person he can trust. And so the scene is set for an unlikely friendship and explosive finale.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $76,834 (1.4% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 9.23 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 25.3% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 4 opening theaters/203 max. theaters, 8.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $7,644,124 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) | 6,654 | $5,359,774 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) | 4,173 | $15,837,680 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) | 5,535 | $21,197,454 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 401-500) | 493 | $5,359,774 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) | 1,353 | $5,359,774 |
| All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) | 613 | $15,837,680 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,037 | $21,197,454 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) | 2,537 | $5,359,774 |
| All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) | 1,130 | $15,837,680 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) | 1,722 | $21,197,454 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 29th, 2011 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics |
| International Releases: | July 20th, 2012 (Wide) (Spain)
August 2nd, 2012 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates) |
| Video Release: | January 3rd, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | R for pervasive language, some violence, drug material and sexual content. (Rating bulletin 2168, 4/20/2011) |
| Running Time: | 96 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Corrupt Cops, Narcotics, Organized Crime, Bigotry, Buddy Cop, Prostitution, Crime Comedy, FBI, Police Detective, Drug Dealer, Smuggler, Sundance Film Festival 2011 |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Reprisal Films, Element Pictures, Prescience, Aegis Film Fund, UK Film Council, Crescendo Productions, Eos Pictures, Irish Film Board |
| Production Countries: | Ireland |
| Languages: | English |
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
| Record | Rank | Amount | Chart Date | Days In Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 2011 Theater Average | 54 | $19,209 | Jul 29, 2011 | 3 |